Author: Md Nasimuddin

In a major show of unity at Delhi’s Constitution Club, the INDIA bloc has resolved to move a parliamentary removal motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged mass voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Announcing a nationwide agitation roadmap, alliance leaders confirmed district-level marches starting October 2, an Opposition MPs’ march to the Election Commission on October 6, and a joint representation to President Droupadi Murmu.

The Calcutta High Court has granted interim bail until October 20 to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan for the upcoming Nandigram Assembly by-election. Questioning the timing of his arrest in connection with 2007 murder cases immediately after filing his nomination, Justice Tirthankar Ghosh noted that the relief ensures a level playing field during campaigning, subject to strict verification conditions and surrender on October 21.

Setting aside decades of fierce regional hostility, former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has signaled readiness to cooperate with the CPI(M) and Congress on national platforms ahead of a crucial INDIA bloc meeting on September 30. Speaking in Serampore following an attack on MLA Kunal Ghosh’s vehicle in Hooghly, Banerjee called for a unified front to seek the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged mass electoral roll deletions.

The President of India has returned West Bengal’s ‘Anti-Goonda’ Bill for reconsideration after the Centre flagged statutory repugnancy under Article 254 with the Central NDPS Act, 1985. The development follows admissions before the Calcutta High Court that the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026 remains unpromulgated, contradicting government claims that the law was already in active enforcement.

Ahead of crucial state assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has overhauled its nationwide organisational apparatus, naming central leaders as prabharis and co-in-charges across all 28 states and eight Union territories. Key postings see Vinod Tawde assigned Uttar Pradesh, Ram Madhav given Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand, Sunil Bansal overseeing West Bengal and Telangana, and Anil Baluni elevated to coordinate the party’s combined media and social media wings.

Opposition parties mounted an aggressive offensive against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday following reports that fellow Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi logged at least 14 formal objections over decisions tied to electoral roll revisions. As the Congress flagged institutional erosion, TMC Rajya Sabha floor leader Derek O’Brien called for reviving an impeachment motion to remove the CEC.

India completed a comprehensive 3-0 T20I series sweep over Afghanistan with a crushing 127-run victory at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Powered by Abhishek Sharma’s historic 30-ball century and three-wicket hauls from Nitish Kumar Reddy and Ravi Bishnoi, the hosts bundled Afghanistan out for just 94 in 14.1 overs.

The Election Commission of India has frozen the Trinamool Congress name and ‘Flowers & Grass’ symbol for the October 6 bypolls, assigning separate interim designations to factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Arup Roy. Amid an urgent Supreme Court challenge by the party supremo, an emerging Congress-Mamata alignment has prompted the resignation of Trinamool’s Nandigram nominee.

The fight for control of the Trinamool Congress reached the Election Commission of India on Thursday as rival camps led by Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee staked claim to the party name and symbol. With high-profile by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar scheduled for October 6, the ECI’s imminent verdict will determine which faction enters the fray as the authentic TMC.

A destructive 22-ball 57 from Sanju Samson powered India to an effortless seven-wicket victory over Afghanistan in New Delhi, chasing down 160 inside 15 overs. Backed by Nitish Kumar Reddy’s career-best 3-24, India wrapped up the three-match T20I series 2-0 with one game remaining.